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Scarlet Nexus shipments surpass 1 million copies worldwide
Scarlet Nexus shipments and digital sales surpass 1 million copies worldwide. the total number of players (including those who played the game through Xbox Game Pass or PC Game Pass) has exceeded 2 million.
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA to add Powered Ciel & Mario on April 14 [Update]
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA will receive a free content update on April 14 JST. It’ll add Powered Ciel and Mario Gallo Bestino to the roster, bringing the total count of playable characters up to 18.
Steam’s latest survey results suggest an increase in Japanese users
Steam’s latest survey results suggest an increase in Japanese users. The percentage of Japanese users now ranks in at the number 8 spot.
Vanillaware’s GrimGrimoire is getting a Switch & PS4 remaster with new additions
Vanillaware’s GrimGrimoire is getting a remaster for Switch and PS4 with many new additions. GrimGrimoire OnceMore is set to launch on July 28 in Japan.
Game developers share 4 games that made them the devs they are today
Game developers share 4 games that made them the devs they are today. There are a number of Japanese games among those listed, especially from the Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy series.
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Yaranaika meme’s source manga Kuso Miso Technique banned in Japan by Amazon
Kuso Miso Technique, the manga that inspired the immortal Yaranaika meme and recently crowdfunded an OVA adaptation, has been banned from Amazon in Japan.
Indie games
Learn Japanese by taking photos in this cozy new game (Updated)
Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography is a fun new language learning game that helps you learn everyday Japanese by taking photos.
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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company file lawsuit against PocketPair’s Palworld
A patent infringement lawsuit has been filed against Palworld dev PocketPair by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.